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Ben Smith

WSP USA Central Region

"Live the Iriquois way- Seventh Generation Principle"

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Ben's actions

Education & Livelihood

WSP - Climate Solutions Plan and Accelerator Course

Read WSP’s Climate Transition Plan, which details how we plan to reduce GHG emissions. We began implementation of our Low-Carbon Supplier Engagement Plan in January. Learn more about it by listening to our supplier kickoff webinar. Increase your climate literacy, take the 2-part Climate Solutions Accelerator Course on the WSP My Learning Platform.

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Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG 13

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

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Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG 6

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

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Economy & Communities

Choose LED Bulbs

SDG 7

I will replace 4 incandescent light bulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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Health & Equity

Learn and Discuss The Health & Equity SDGs

SDG 3, 5, 10, 16

Each day, I will spend 5 minutes learning about these SDGs and talk with 5 people about what I learned.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

WSP - Electrify & Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Whether you rent or own, sign up with YellowTin to understand costs, savings and incentives for everything needed to transition to an all-electric home and car. Us the link below to register and get these one time action points.

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Climate & Ecosystems

WSP - Emerge Program

Spend 15 minutes learning about the Emerge Program at WSP. Emerge is WSP's strategic alliance program that seeks early-stage companies with novel solutions as strategic partners. Partners get access to in-house subject matter experts, an opportunity to pilot their products/technologies with WSP during the evaluation phase and have access to our client base. Emerge propels our partners by accelerating the product/technology adoption. Having recently launched our 4th cohort, Emerge has accelerated a number of companies whose mission aligns with UN SDGs. • Olokun Minerals • ecoSPEARS • PLAEX Building Systems

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Education & Livelihood

WSP - Create a Green Team in your office

Make a commitment to have a kick-off Green Team meeting to brainstorm for ideas on what your office will want to accomplish. Coordinate with your office director and DPN to facilitate.

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Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems
    What are your thoughts on WSP partnering with smaller companies with the Emerge Program?

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    Ben Smith 4/12/2023 5:08 AM
    It's great that WSP is using its size and resources to help smaller, startup type companies to improve the environment with remedies to existing issues and sustainable solutions to help future generations.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems
    What is one way you will reduce your carbon footprint? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your carbon footprint?

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    Ben Smith 4/10/2023 4:47 AM
    I'll do better to put dishwasher and washing machine on eco friendly settings when I run them
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Economy & Communities
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next for you?

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    Ben Smith 4/05/2023 6:40 AM
    Chose lower watt LED lightbulbs for recessed lights in my basement. They are spaced closely enough that they don't need to be as bright to light the room effectively.

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    Ben Smith 4/05/2023 6:38 AM
    The tools and resources have been a nice update to what I learned in a sustainable engineering course in undergrad. There have certainly been advances in the field, and hopefully the trends continue.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Basic Needs & Security
    What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?

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    Ben Smith 4/03/2023 5:10 AM
    Don't run the faucets so much! I should trust the dishwasher to clean dishes and not rinse everything as vigorously as I do. Then I should use hand sanitizer after using the bathroom rather than washing my hands.